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1 till the cows come home
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2 cow
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noun1) (the female of cattle used for giving milk: He has ten cows and a bull.) vaca2) (the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale.) hembra (de algunos animales)•- cowboy- cowherd
- cowhide
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verb(to subdue or control through fear: The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words.) intimidarcow n vacatr[kaʊ]1 (female adult of ox family) vaca2 (female adult elephant, rhinoceros, whale, etc) hembra■ silly cow! ¡tonta!, ¡bruja!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLuntil the cows come home hasta el día del juicio final————————tr[kaʊ]1 intimidar, acobardarcow ['kaʊ] vt: intimidar, acobardarcow n: vaca f, hembra f (de ciertas especies)n.• vaca s.f.v.• acobardar v.• intimidar v.
I kaʊa) ( Agr) vaca ftill o until the cows come home — (colloq) hasta el día del juicio final
b) (female whale, elephant, seal) hembra fc) ( woman) (BrE colloq & pej)stupid cow! — imbécil! (fam)
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transitive verb intimidarhe wasn't cowed by their threats — no se dejó acobardar or intimidar por sus amenazas
I [kaʊ]1. N1) (Zool) vaca f ; (=female of other species) hembra f2) ** pej (=woman) estúpida f, bruja f2.CPDcow dung N — excrementos mpl de vaca
cow parsley N — perejil m de monte
cow town * N — (US) pueblucho m de mala muerte
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[kaʊ]VT [+ person] intimidar, acobardar* * *
I [kaʊ]a) ( Agr) vaca ftill o until the cows come home — (colloq) hasta el día del juicio final
b) (female whale, elephant, seal) hembra fc) ( woman) (BrE colloq & pej)stupid cow! — imbécil! (fam)
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transitive verb intimidarhe wasn't cowed by their threats — no se dejó acobardar or intimidar por sus amenazas
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3 hasta
hasta preposición 1 ( en el tiempo)a) until;hasta el momento so far, up to nowb)espera hasta que pare de llover wait until o till it stops rainingc)d) (AmC, Col, Méx) ( con valor negativo):◊ cierran hasta las nueve they don't close until o till ninee) ( en saludos):hasta luego/pronto see you (colloq), see you soon 2 ( en el espacio) to; el pelo le llega hasta la cintura her hair goes down to her waist; ¿hasta dónde llega? how far does it go? 3 ( en cantidades) up to; ■ adverbio even
hasta
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1 (marca límite: en el espacio) up to, as far as, down to
hasta el final, right to the end (en el tiempo) until, till, up to
hasta junio, until June
hasta la fecha, up to now
hasta entonces todo había ido bien, until then everything had gone smoothly (en la cantidad) up to, as many as: sólo puedo gastarme hasta cinco mil pesetas, I can only spend up to five thousand pesetas (en la acción) till, until: hasta sus últimas consecuencias, till the bitter end
firme hasta la muerte, firm till death
2 (indica sorpresa) even: hasta nosotros nos divertimos con la película, even we enjoyed the film
II conj
1 (seguido de gerundio o cuando) even when: hasta cuando vamos al cine tiene que comer, even when we go to the cinema she has to be eating
hasta llorando está guapo, he's good-looking even when he cries
2 hasta que, until: estúdialo hasta que lo sepas, study it until you know it Locuciones: hasta luego, see you later
hasta mañana, see you tomorrow
hasta la coronilla, sick and tired
hasta el último detalle, to the last chapter and verse
hasta el día del juicio, till hell freezes o till the cows come home ' hasta' also found in these entries: Spanish: acompañar - ahora - alcanzar - aquí - armada - armado - aviso - bandera - calada - calado - calarse - charla - cierta - cierto - combatir - coronilla - derramamiento - descolgarse - desde - disolución - entonces - escobilla - esprintar - fecha - gorgorito - gorro - gruñido - hartar - inclusive - incluso - luego - mañana - media - médula - moño - odisea - paciencia - pringada - pringado - punto - rasa - raso - relativamente - saciedad - seguir - sobremesa - sopa - tanta - tanto - tarde English: actually - adjourn - as - attain - be - best - bitter - bleed - blue - blunder - bonded warehouse - brassed off - brim - brown - buckle up - burn - bye - bye-bye - call at - certain - cheer - cheerio - cheese off - clear - come up to - cross-country - date - death - deep - degree - drip - end - even - ex - expect - extend - extent - eye - face - far - fast forward - fight - fight on - fill up - follow through - further - gallop up - get up to - hear of - hitherto
См. также в других словарях:
till the cows come home — For a long time of unforeseeable duration • • • Main Entry: ↑cow * * * till/until/the cows come home informal phrase for a very long time You can keep asking till the cows come home but she’ll never say yes … Useful english dictionary
till the cows come home — This idioms means for a very long time . ( Until the cows come home is also used.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
till the cows come home — ► till the cows come home informal for an indefinitely long time. Main Entry: ↑cow … English terms dictionary
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till the cows come home — If you say till the cows come home you mean for a long time or forever. To say that a person could do something till the cows come homemeans that they could do it for a ong time. You can ask me till the cows come home but I m not buying … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
till the cows come home — Meaning For a long but indefinite time. Origin Paraphrased by Groucho Marx in Duck Soup. I could dance with you till the cows come home. Better still, I ll dance with the cows and you come home … Meaning and origin of phrases
till the cows come home — for a long time, for days or weeks A letter from Dave? You ll be waiting till the cows come home! … English idioms
till the cows come home — {adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. * /The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home./ … Dictionary of American idioms
till the cows come home — {adv. phr.} Until sunset; until the last. * /The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home./ … Dictionary of American idioms
till\ the\ cows\ come\ home — adv. phr. Until sunset; until the last. The women in the country used to sit in the spinning room making yarn out of skeins of wool, usually till the cows came home … Словарь американских идиом
till/until the cows come home — informal : for a very long time They ll be arguing about this till the cows come home. • • • Main Entry: ↑cow till/until the cows come home see ↑cow, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑home … Useful english dictionary
